Have you ever thought about winning the lottery and how it could change your life?
A big life altering event is fun to think about. Graduating, getting the dream job, coming into money, a new addition to the family (child or furry or furry child?), a new this, a sparkly that or a good surprise.
It's easy for me to live in excitement of tomorrow, instead of today and the truth is, you can experience these type of thrills EVERYDAY.
A quick adjustment in attitude can unveil the little things that bring us joy and the discipline recognize them can keep them coming all day long.
Some of my "little things":
-Coffee break
-An empty public bathroom
-A warm fall day
-Accomplishing a task
-A conversation with a stranger
-A sucessful homemade meal
-A "thinking of you" text from a friend
-Being thanked, encouraged or recognized
-Crafty time
-Scarves
-Moments of inspiration and revelation
-A good laugh
-Time with friends
-Worship
...just to name a few
I hope your day is filled with little things that keep you high on life and grounded in your blessings.
When you're thankful for each one, a satisfaction focuses your thoughts on what you have, not on what you don't.
Thank you Lord for what I have, seen and unseen,
What are some of your "little things"?
Meaghan Ellen
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Sunday, October 13, 2013
Offical 'thankful' list 2013
It's a beautiful Thanksgiving weekend!
The mountain air is "crisp" (as Kyle fondly likes to say) and the leaves are lovely.
I'm sipping a pumpkin spice americano about to start a project but stopped on by to deliver you this comprehensive, 50 point list of things I have been thankful for this year.
Hold onto your mini decorative pumpkins and behold, my thankful list:
Thank the Lord for (in no particular order):
50. Credit card debt free living (student loans to be tackled at a later date)
49. Pumpkin flavored anything (coffee, muffins, pocky when I didn't know I couln't eat them)
48. Good grades as a result of hard work
47. Mending relationships
46. My blackberry. Can't help but love the little feller who makes googling "is (insert food) gluten free?" and google maps which should be called "where the cuss am I going?"
45. Quirky movies that I am different enough to enjoy
44. Scarves. Infinity and beyond.
43. Church family. I love to gather in the walls and outside 'em.
42. Country music. I'm sorry I denied myself of it for so long.
41. Katy Perry's (did you really think I was going to say music?) kettle POP chips. OM NOM!
40. Gluten free food at coffee shops and faster food places. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU!
39. Co-workers who care about you (shout out Children's Cottage Staff, we needs to stick together)
38. Long commutes with a new friend. It amazes me that a few months ago we sat next to eachother in class and knew nothing about one another. Look what 3 hours stuck in a car together can do.
37. Kyle's family. I love collecting people, these are especially special to me because they are special to you.
36. Long sleeve shirts.
35. Being under a bunch of fluffy blankets how it makes me feel like sinking into a little piece of heaven.
34. Round earings. (Treated myslef to a pottery pair yesterday)
33. Looking fly in my scrubs and stethescope (now just to learn how to use them quote Sandra "your earpeices are in wrong again)
32. The flower section in the grocery store.
31. Blue bic ball point pens
30. The NWT (I miss you and your beautiful people)
29. White and ivory decorations
28. Vietnemese salad rolls
27. LAUGHING
26. Conversations with strangers
25. Cooking, especially when I can host
24.Amazing friends who let me stay in their homes
23. Driving in the fall.
22. Mittens
21. Other people's pets and kids that I can oogle until I can have my own
20. Raises at work and retro pay! I feel appreciated!
19. Open discussion at Church. I feel apart of!
18. The radom child that literally just hugged me at starbucks whom I dont know and cuddled into me. I looked around and said "I don't know this child". Her dad said "thats my daughter". I replied "I work with kids so its all good".... okay back to my list
17. Crafts and little projects
16. Living in a little town
15. Supportive peers at school who I can encourage and be encouraged by (not going to lie, held Steph's hand before a major test and let a group of 10 of us in a deep breathing exercise on Tuesday)
14. My doctor. She's a gem and an inspiration to me of how to love others within the health care system.
13. My friends. I love love love my friends. They don't try to beat the crazy out of me, they just enjoy it.
12. Being Canadian. I almost cry every time I sing "God keep our land..."
11. Fruit such as love, joy, peace, patience, gentleness, kindness, faith, self-control....
10. Warmth. I don't like to be cold.
9. Student loans. Thank you government of Canada for lending me money.
8. Art. I'm really grateful for self expression and getting to see other's perspective
7. Resources
6. Long phone conversations
5. Short text converstaions
4. The girl at the nail salon who waxes my eyebrows so I don't risk doing it myself
3. My family
2. My Kyle
1. My God
Enjoy what you have,
Meaghan Ellen
The mountain air is "crisp" (as Kyle fondly likes to say) and the leaves are lovely.
I'm sipping a pumpkin spice americano about to start a project but stopped on by to deliver you this comprehensive, 50 point list of things I have been thankful for this year.
Hold onto your mini decorative pumpkins and behold, my thankful list:
Thank the Lord for (in no particular order):
50. Credit card debt free living (student loans to be tackled at a later date)
49. Pumpkin flavored anything (coffee, muffins, pocky when I didn't know I couln't eat them)
48. Good grades as a result of hard work
47. Mending relationships
46. My blackberry. Can't help but love the little feller who makes googling "is (insert food) gluten free?" and google maps which should be called "where the cuss am I going?"
45. Quirky movies that I am different enough to enjoy
44. Scarves. Infinity and beyond.
43. Church family. I love to gather in the walls and outside 'em.
42. Country music. I'm sorry I denied myself of it for so long.
41. Katy Perry's (did you really think I was going to say music?) kettle POP chips. OM NOM!
40. Gluten free food at coffee shops and faster food places. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU!
39. Co-workers who care about you (shout out Children's Cottage Staff, we needs to stick together)
38. Long commutes with a new friend. It amazes me that a few months ago we sat next to eachother in class and knew nothing about one another. Look what 3 hours stuck in a car together can do.
37. Kyle's family. I love collecting people, these are especially special to me because they are special to you.
36. Long sleeve shirts.
35. Being under a bunch of fluffy blankets how it makes me feel like sinking into a little piece of heaven.
34. Round earings. (Treated myslef to a pottery pair yesterday)
33. Looking fly in my scrubs and stethescope (now just to learn how to use them quote Sandra "your earpeices are in wrong again)
32. The flower section in the grocery store.
31. Blue bic ball point pens
30. The NWT (I miss you and your beautiful people)
29. White and ivory decorations
28. Vietnemese salad rolls
27. LAUGHING
26. Conversations with strangers
25. Cooking, especially when I can host
24.Amazing friends who let me stay in their homes
23. Driving in the fall.
22. Mittens
21. Other people's pets and kids that I can oogle until I can have my own
20. Raises at work and retro pay! I feel appreciated!
19. Open discussion at Church. I feel apart of!
18. The radom child that literally just hugged me at starbucks whom I dont know and cuddled into me. I looked around and said "I don't know this child". Her dad said "thats my daughter". I replied "I work with kids so its all good".... okay back to my list
17. Crafts and little projects
16. Living in a little town
15. Supportive peers at school who I can encourage and be encouraged by (not going to lie, held Steph's hand before a major test and let a group of 10 of us in a deep breathing exercise on Tuesday)
14. My doctor. She's a gem and an inspiration to me of how to love others within the health care system.
13. My friends. I love love love my friends. They don't try to beat the crazy out of me, they just enjoy it.
12. Being Canadian. I almost cry every time I sing "God keep our land..."
11. Fruit such as love, joy, peace, patience, gentleness, kindness, faith, self-control....
10. Warmth. I don't like to be cold.
9. Student loans. Thank you government of Canada for lending me money.
8. Art. I'm really grateful for self expression and getting to see other's perspective
7. Resources
6. Long phone conversations
5. Short text converstaions
4. The girl at the nail salon who waxes my eyebrows so I don't risk doing it myself
3. My family
2. My Kyle
1. My God
Enjoy what you have,
Meaghan Ellen
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
I shant
I refuse to whine about how I haven't blogged and I shall not promise to begin blogging again.
I will, however, say how nice it is to clink away at the keys regarding something other than:
1.The nursing process
2. Nursing diagnosis
3. Distasteful comments on facebook regarding:
4. A.P.A format
and
5. Client research including what cream they have in the morning, where it goes and how I'm going to apply it. As if it takes a full length report on where to put hemorroid cream on someone else's arse.
On another note of where the sun does shine, I'd like to point out that the mountains are looking more gorgeous everyday.
Somebody has to because as the semester progresses my hair gets a little flatter and my make up a little not done. At all. I also wore what I like to call the "crypt keeper" outfit today. Its black on black on black except for the white socks I was wearing (classy!). I was dressed to rob a bank but I swear i was eating a lunch of cheezies and chocolate at 1:03 p.m officer so it I was definitely not at the scene of the crime.
But seriously, the mountains are an amazing place to be in autumn.
Good.
Well a rusty post is better than no post (question mark).
M. Ellen
I will, however, say how nice it is to clink away at the keys regarding something other than:
1.The nursing process
2. Nursing diagnosis
3. Distasteful comments on facebook regarding:
4. A.P.A format
and
5. Client research including what cream they have in the morning, where it goes and how I'm going to apply it. As if it takes a full length report on where to put hemorroid cream on someone else's arse.
On another note of where the sun does shine, I'd like to point out that the mountains are looking more gorgeous everyday.
Somebody has to because as the semester progresses my hair gets a little flatter and my make up a little not done. At all. I also wore what I like to call the "crypt keeper" outfit today. Its black on black on black except for the white socks I was wearing (classy!). I was dressed to rob a bank but I swear i was eating a lunch of cheezies and chocolate at 1:03 p.m officer so it I was definitely not at the scene of the crime.
But seriously, the mountains are an amazing place to be in autumn.
Good.
Well a rusty post is better than no post (question mark).
M. Ellen
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